Thursday, June 5, 2008

Logan Forsythe #2

Logan is a 3B for the University of Arkansas, though he played all around the diamond for Team USA last summer (he has also caught in the past).

Known for incredible makeup, Logan has been a coach and fan favorite. He played the entire summer for Team USA with a broken foot and refused to come out of games. Furthermore, he continually showed his best performances against the best competition and in the biggest moments.

A right-handed hitter, he has tremendous control of the strike zone while consistently hitting for high average and extra base power. At this point, he has been more of a doubles guy than a homer guy, but we believe his advanced approach and strength will translate to more home run power as a pro. Logan has also stolen 29 bases over the past two years. In short, we think this is a very well-rounded player with great intangibles.

The Padres seem to be taking a beating from the fans in all the blogs, especially with the Dykstra pick.

I'd like to point out that these guys are paid professionals, there is some sort of plan here. It's not like they just walked into the room with the most recent copy of Sporting News and started spouting off names.